As many as 4750 Armenian families living in Syria will receive financial support from Armenia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan told reporters on Wednesday, September 2. Naghdalyan …
HRW says Syria medics dying for want of virus protection
Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that frontline staff battling the novel coronavirus in government-held areas of Syria are dying in growing numbers for want of personal protective equipment.
Russian Foreign Ministry: Lavrov, Pederson to discuss situation in Syria on Thursday
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will receive on Thursday in Moscow the UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen to …
MFA: 300 Armenian families in Syria received financial assistance
The Armenian government has provided a financial assistance worth a total of 100 thousand USD to needy families residing in Syria, Spokeswoman at the foreign ministry Anna Naghdalyann told reporters …
How Russia outplayed the US with Turkey in Syria
Russia was able to meet with the SDC openly and also meet with Turkish officials, even though Turkey’s leaders consider the SDC linked to “terrorists.” At the same time US diplomats have generally …
Turkey detains top Islamic State commander in raid
IS officially announced its presence in Turkey in 2019 and has conducted numerous attacks in the country. ” [The suspect] had been constantly receiving orders from both Iraq and Syria to carry out an …
Five dead in Syria following airstrikes – report
Israel has repeatedly attacked Iranian targets in Syria and those of allied militias, including Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Earlier in August, the IDF carried out airstrikes against targets belonging to the …
U.S.-Backed Syria Fighters Consider Their Own Cause as Russia and Turkey Deal in Idlib
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have been sidelined by all sides dealing over their war-torn country’s future, now the mostly Kurdish group hopes the Damascus government will grant them a leading …
Missing persons in Syria near 100,000: Watchdog
At least 99,479 people in Syria went missing from March 2011 to August 2020, a human rights watchdog said Sunday. In a report released on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced …
Road clash with Russians renews debate over U.S. mission in Syria
U.S. troops’ confrontation with Russian forces in Syria last week has raised fresh questions about the role of U.S. forces in Syria, exactly what the administration hopes to achieve, and what metrics …